CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A local Notre Dame graduate is getting international attention after an unbelievable powerhouse performance in a world competition. 18 year old Olivia Reeves just came back from the World Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan. Reeves…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The former co-owner of the Shooter's Depot on Shallowford Road has been indicted for tax evasion. The charges follow an investigation by the Tennessee Department of Revenue. Aimee Martin Smith of Bradley County was indicted by a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Every year thousands of Tennesseans hit the water to cool off and have some summer fun. But in a blink of an eye that summer fun can quickly turn into a dangerous or deadly…
Anheuser-Busch is willing to give away free beer if the nation reaches the goal of having 70% Americans partially vaccinated by July 4.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Freightwaves and Trans Force Group are teaming up to tackle the trucker shortage. According to the American Driver Association, the trucking industry is expected to be short by over 100 thousand drivers by the…
SWEETWATER, Tennessee (WDEF) - The TBI has announced the arrest of six suspects in an undercover operation into human trafficking in Monroe County. The men are charged with seeking illicit sex with minors. The sting took place last week. Investigators…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A Chattanooga woman spoke out against plan parenthood to the Chattanooga city council Tuesday. Anne Rudd asked the city council to consider what it would mean to have a Planned Parenthood brought to Chattanooga.…
UPDATE, 6/2/21 - Due to the weather, flag pickup will begin on Friday, June 4, 8:30 am until complete. Flags are stored until the next year and if they are stored wet they will be mildewed. Volunteers…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A federal trial regarding a civil lawsuit over a deadly i-75 crash from 2015, has been halted by a federal judge. The crash which killed 6 people was caused by Cool Runnings Express driver…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Police charged two men after a fight Saturday night outside the North Georgia Fair Grounds. They were called to gunshots fired in the parking lot at 500 Legion Drive. No one was actually hit by the…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Dalton Police are releasing information about a four year old boy who was killed on Sunday near his home. They are calling it a tragic accident and are not filing charges. On Sunday evening around 5:30,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Tuesday marked the end of an era for the historic Hamilton County Jail. The downtown jail located on Market Street was first completed in 1976, and at 6am the final inmate was transferred…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Workers in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun the process of digging up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest. The remains of the former slave trader and his wife are being moved to a museum hundreds…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts and Ideas gathered Monday to remember when the wealthiest U.S. Black community was burned to the ground 100 years ago. 100 years ago a white supremacist group raided, burned,…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) - The mission of the Collegedale's Veterans Park is to honor all veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Now a life-size bronze sculpture of a female Army nurse has been added to…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) - It was a beautiful Memorial Day in Bradley County - and in downtown Cleveland, residents gathered for a ceremony at the Courthouse to pay tribute to America's heroes. "We're glad to be able…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Memorial Day is not a holiday that kicks off the Summer season. It’s a day to reflect and remember those who defended our country but never made it home. “We are Americans, the heirs…
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Saturday night, a two year old boy was rushed to the hospital after he was struck by a stray bullet inside of his home on Plumwood Road.
One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B.J. Thomas, has died. He was 78. Thomas was a Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,”…
ROME (AP) - Coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths are plummeting across much of Europe. That's after second and third surges over the winter and spring claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and led to more rolling lockdowns, distance learning and…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Drug-sniffing police dogs from around Virginia are being forced into early retirement as the state prepares to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana on July 1. Virginia is following a trend in other states where legalization…
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say a small plane carrying seven people has crashed into a Tennessee lake. Authorities say at least one person has been killed. The Federal Aviation Administration says a Cessna C501 jet crashed into Percy Priest…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF)- Cleveland police and other agencies--located and arrested Michael Sims in Dalton today. Sims was wanted for First Degree Murder. He's accused of shooting 24-year-old Brandon Stamey to death Thursday afternoon. CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) - Cleveland police say…